CVE-2008-5579

high

Description

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in mini-pub.php/front-end/cat.php in mini-pub 0.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the sFileName parameter.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6733

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27671

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487695/100/200/threaded

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4733

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-12-15

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01666